The Core Group of Secretaries on Divestment (CGD), in its meeting on Monday, approved the conditions for privatising the government-owned company that owns a fleet of bulk carriers, crude oil tankers,
Market capitalisation of the company stood at Rs 3,910 crore as of December 11
The shipping company had reported a net loss of Rs 40.91 crore in the corresponding quarter of previous fiscal, it said in a regulatory filing to the BSE
The operational revenue of the Mumbai-based company jumped to Rs 1,143.46 crore during the first quarter of FY21 from Rs 918.95 crore a year earlier
With ambitious FY21 target of Rs 2.1 trn unlikely to be met, govt to push through LIC IPO, privatisation of BPCL or Concor
Total expenses were higher at Rs 1,284.35 crore during the quarter as against Rs 1,031.48 crore a year ago
Vessel charges jump up to seven times to $160,000-170,000 per day since February
Sources in the know said the company will lay a small undersea pipeline soon to completely do away with the requirement of hiring ships for transporting oil to land.
In April 2003, the Cabinet Committee on Disinvestment had decided to suspend any divestment in SCI.
Companies to pass on entire cost increase to customers
The government has set an all-time high disinvestment target of Rs 1.05 lakh crore, up from Rs 90,000 crore projected in the Interim Budget 2019-20 in February.
The government has a 63.75 per cent equity stake in the Indian flag carrier, which will be sold along with management control
The first deal will clear the path for many more. It will also be the toughest to execute
The Modi govt is strong enough to override the resistance that has come from some quarters, but it should be mindful of reputation risks in decisions on complex financial questions, writes T N Ninan
Here are some of the issues on the table
NDA government recently approved the selling of the entire stake in BPCL, Shipping Corp. of India Ltd. It also approved selling a controlling 30.8% shareholding in Container Corp. of India Ltd
Strategic sale decision welcome; should have come earlier
The Centre hopes that disinvestment proceeds will make up for some of the revenue shortfall that is expected this year
Apart from BPCL, the Cabinet also approved divestment of its stake from Shipping Corp, THDC India, and NEEPCO, and most of its stake in Container Corporation of India (CONCOR).
The company should get good suitors as it is sitting on good infrastructure and has a stable business outlook; the valuation seems attractive